Pelargonium plant named &#39;PEQZ0013&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new  Pelargonium  plant named ‘PEQZ0013’ particularly distinguished by the bright red colored and round inflorescences that fades with a slight pink hue held above the medium-green foliage, very heat and drought tolerant with continuous color through the most extreme summer heat, and on a well-branched plant habit.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Pelargoniuminterspecific.

Varietal denomination: ‘PEQZ0013’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Pelargonium, botanically known asPelargonium interspecific, and hereinafter referred to by the varietyname ‘PEQZ0013’.

‘PEQZ0013’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar‘PEQZ0013’ has bright white colored inflorescences held above dark greenfoliage, very heat and drought tolerant with continuous color throughthe most extreme summer heat on a semi-trailing plant with semi doubleflowers.

‘PEQZ0013’ originates from a cross-pollination in a controlled breedingprogram made in April 2010, in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, TheNetherlands. The female parent was an unpatented proprietary plant of P.peltatum×P. xhortorum parentage ‘PEZ-AA5008-10’. The male parent of‘PEQZ0013’ was a plant of P. xhortorum descent ‘PEZ-AN2018-01’. Theresultant seed was sown in December 2006.

‘PEQZ0013’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of thestated cross in April 2011 in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, TheNetherlands.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘PEQZ0013’ was accomplishedwhen vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection inMay 2011 in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plantinitiated in May 2011 in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands, and continuingthereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics asherein disclosed for ‘PEQZ0013’ are firmly fixed and are retainedthrough successive generations of asexual reproduction.

‘PEQZ0013’ has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations inenvironment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar was applied for in theEuropean Union on Jun. 13, 2016, No. 2016/1415. ‘PEQZ0013’ has not beenmade publicly available prior to the effective filing date of thisapplication, notwithstanding any disclosure that may have been made lessthan one year prior to the effective filing date of this application bythe inventor or another who obtained ‘PEQZ0013’ directly from theinventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination ofthese characteristics distinguishes this Pelargonium as a new anddistinct variety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical flower and foliagecharacteristics of ‘PEQZ0013’ with colors being as true as possible withan illustration of this type.

The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1, 1 flowering plant of the newvariety and in

FIG. 2, a close-up of an inflorescence.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Enkhuizen, TheNetherlands in late September 2016 under natural light. These plantswere 18 weeks old and were grown in a 15 cm pot, in a greenhouse trial.From these plants, one plant is shown on the photographs. Thephotographs were taken in October 2016.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘PEQZ0013’ AND A MOSTSIMILAR VARIETY ‘Zonfiwie’ (U.S. Plant ‘PEQZ0013’ Patent No. 21,188)Plant shape: Spreading to Semi-trailing Mounding Anther color: Orangered (RHS 35B) Light orange red (RHS 32D) Stigma color: Light pink (RHS65B) White (RHS 157D)

-   Plant:    -   -   Form, growth and habit.—Spreading, semi-trailing habit, heat            and drought tolerant with continuous color through the most            extreme summer heat.        -   Plant height.—12-14 cm.        -   Plant height (inflorescence included).—14-24 cm.        -   Plant width.—21-27 cm.-   Roots:    -   -   Number of days to initiate roots.—15-18 days at about 22            degrees C.        -   Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.—21-23 days at 22            degrees C.        -   Type.—Fine, fibrous, free branching.        -   Color.—RHS N155B but whiter.-   Foliage:    -   -   Immature leaf, color upper surface.—Between RHS 143B and RHS            141A.        -   Immature leaf, lower surface.—Closest to RHS 139B.        -   Mature leaf, color upper surface.—Between RHS 137A and RHS            139A.        -   Mature leaf, color lower surface.—Between RHS 137C and RHS            138B.        -   Length.—6-7 cm.        -   Width.—7-8.5 cm.        -   Shape.—Cordate.        -   Base shape.—Cordate.        -   Apex shape.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Slightly dentate, slightly crenate.        -   Texture upper side.—Hirsute.        -   Texture lower side.—Hirsute.        -   Leaf zonation color.—None.        -   Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 146C at base of leaf.        -   Color of veins, lower surface.—RHS 145C.        -   Pattern of veining.—Palmate.        -   Petiole color.—RHS 137C.        -   Petiole length.—4-7 cm.        -   Diameter of petiole.—0.2-0.4 cm.        -   Texture.—Pilose, hirsute, glandular hairs.-   Stem:    -   -   Quantity of branches.—3-5.        -   Color of stem.—Between RHS 144B.        -   Length of stem.—6-18 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.5-0.6 cm.        -   Length of internodes.—2-2.5 cm.        -   Texture.—Sparsely hirsute, pilose, glandular hairs.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Color of peduncle.—RHS 144A.        -   Length of peduncle.—13-19 cm.        -   Peduncle diameter.—0.3-0.4 cm.        -   Texture.—Hirsute, glandular hairs.-   Pedicel:    -   -   Color of pedicel.—RHS 144A aging to purple (RHS N79).        -   Length of pedicel.—3.5-4.1 cm.        -   Diameter of pedicel.—0.15-0.2 cm.        -   Texture.—Sparsely pilose, glandular hairs.-   Bud (just before opening):    -   -   Color.—Closest to RHS 157A.        -   Length.—2-2.5 cm.        -   Width.—0.7-0.9 cm.        -   Shape.—Elliptical.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Type.—Umbel; semi-spherical or nearly semi-spherical.        -   Lastingness of individual flowers.—7-9 days at 18° C.            temperature.        -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—4, with 5 immature            umbels in various stages.        -   Fragrance.—None.        -   Umbel diameter.—11-12 cm.        -   Umbel depth.—7-9 cm.-   Corolla:    -   -   Form.—Semi-double.        -   Number of petals.—7-8.        -   Diameter of flower.—5-6 cm.        -   Depth of flower.—1.5-2 cm.        -   Color upper petals, upper surface.—RHS N155B with red-purple            (RHS 65A) veins at base.        -   Color upper petals, lower surface.—RHS N155A.        -   Length of upper petals.—2.5-3.2 cm.        -   Width of upper petals.—1.8-2.1 cm.        -   Color lower petals, upper surface.—RHS N155B.        -   Color lower petals, lower surface.—RHS N155A.        -   Length of lower petals.—2.5-2.7 cm.        -   Width of lower petals.—2.1-2.3 cm.        -   Petal shape.—Obovate to spathulate.        -   Apex shape.—Rounded.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Petal texture.—Papillose on both surfaces.-   Calyx:    -   -   Number of sepals.—6-7.        -   Color of sepals.—RHS 144 A with purple (N79) mottling.        -   Length of sepals.—1.2-1.3 cm.        -   Width of sepals.—0.2-0.4 cm.        -   Sepal shape.—Lanceolate to linear.        -   Apex shape.—Acute.        -   Margins.—Mostly fused.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Glabrous.        -   Lower surface.—Glandular hairs, hirsute.-   Reproductive organs:-   Gynoecium:    -   -   Pistil.—1.        -   Length.—1.2 cm.        -   Style color.—RHS 43C.        -   Style length.—0.5-0.7 cm.        -   Stigma color.—RHS 42A.        -   Ovary color.—RHS 144D.        -   Ovary length.—0.3-0.4 cm.        -   Ovary diameter.—0.2 cm.-   Androecium:    -   -   Number of stamens.—7.        -   Color of filaments.—RHS 43C at the tip, RHS 155C at the            base.        -   Length filaments.—0.7 cm.        -   Anther color.—RHS 70A.        -   Length of anthers.—0.2 cm.        -   Color of pollen.—RHS 34C.        -   Pollen amount.—Normal.        -   Fertility/seed set.—Has not been determined to date.        -   Disease/pest resistance.—Has not been determined to date.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Pelargonium plantnamed ‘PEQZ0013’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.